When the World Knows Your Name

When The World Knows Your Name
Studio album by Deacon Blue
Released	April 1989
Recorded	1988
Genre	Pop, Rock, Blues
Label	CBS Records
Producer	Deacon Blue, David Kahne
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Deacon Blue chronology
Riches (1988) When The World Knows Your Name (1989) Ooh Las Vegas (1990)

When The World Knows Your Name is the second album from the Scottish rock band Deacon Blue. It was released in 1989 and attained the number 1 chart position in the United Kingdom.

"Real Gone Kid" was the band's first Top 10 hit single, reaching #8 in October 1988. "Wages Day", "Fergus Sings the Blues", "Love and Regret" and "Queen of the New Year" also reached the UK top 30, and all five of the album's singles made the top 10 of the Irish singles chart.

Track listing

All songs written by Ricky Ross, except where noted:

1. "Queen of the New Year" (Ross, Prime) – 3:36
2. "Wages Day" – 3:09
3. "Real Gone Kid" – 4:03
4. "Love and Regret" – 4:48
5. "Circus Lights" – 4:59
6. "This Changing Light" (Ross, Prime) – 5:02
7. "Sad Loved Girl" – 1:11
8. "Fergus Sings the Blues" (Ross, Prime) – 3:54
9. "The World Is Lit By Lightning" (Ross, Prime) – 4:57
10. "Silhouette" – 3:18
11. "One Hundred Things" – 3:53
12. "Your Constant Heart" – 4:10
13. "Orphans" (Ross, Vernal) – 3:33

Personnel

• Ricky Ross – vocals, guitar, piano, keyboard
• Lorraine McIntosh – vocal
• James Prime – keyboard
• Ewen Vernal – bass
• Graeme Kelling – guitar
• Dougie Vipond – drums

Preceded by Like a Prayer by Madonna

UK number one album April 15, 1989 – April 28, 1989

Succeeded by A New Flame by Simply Red